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  1. National Fire Prevention Week

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/october-2015/thoughts-editor/national-fire-prevention-week

    Week In recognition of this commemorative week, the OSU Ag Safety and Health Office has prepared ...

  2. Improving Tractor Ride Comfort

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/april-2015/machinery-maintenance/improving-tractor-ride-comfort

    By: Dewey Mann, Research Associate As the ground temperature begins to warm up, preparations for ... spring planting are well underway. By the time this article goes to press, many farming operations will ... Mann, research associate for agricultural safety and health, and lecturer for agricultural systems ...

  3. Ag Hall of Fame Banquet

    https://hardin.osu.edu/events/ag-hall-fame-banquet

    The public is invited to honor these inductees and their families, and to recognize their many accomplishments. The purpose of the county Agriculture Hall of Fame is to recognize outstanding agricultural contributions by Hardin County people and to honor ...

  4. Bee Lab Research

    https://entomology.osu.edu/Johnson_lab

    Insect pollinators are vital for the production of many fruits, nuts and vegetables, including apples, blueberries, almonds, tomatoes and pumpkins.   These crops are also vulnerable to pests and diseases, which are often controlled by farmers using pestic ...

  5. Spring Planting Requires Increased Focus on Safety

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/news/spring-planting-requires-increased-focus-safety

    outreach arm of the college. Spring planting is a time when farm workers are continually moving from one ... farm equipment, he said. “During spring planting, there is a sense of urgency to get corn and soybeans ... equipment-related accidents on the farm are due to farm tractor rollovers, according to the Farm Injury Resource ...

  6. Safe Operation of Tractors while Mowing along Roadways

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/july-2015/machinery-maintenance/safe-operation-tractors-while-mowing-along

    By: Dewey Mann- Research Associate- “A 44-year-old farm owner was killed when the tractor he was ... http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/stateface/ky/98ky077.html Dewey Mann, research associate for agricultural safety and health, and lecturer for agricultural ...

  7. Happy Healthy Holidays – How to manage your work and health while indulging in holiday treats and parties

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/december-2017/ohio-agrability/happy-healthy-holidays-%E2%80%93-how-manage-your

    work through the holiday season. If you farm, the animals still need fed, the equipment needs inspected ... smarter, not harder. Ohio AgrAbility has a Farming with Diabetes fact sheet that offers helpful tips for ... managing your diabetes while working on the farm. For other Ohio AgrAbility fact sheets, please see the ...

  8. ‘Making the Connection’ with a Reliable Hitch Pin

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/machinery-maintenance/%E2%80%98making-connection%E2%80%99-reliable-hitch-pin

    By Dewey Mann, Research Associate- “A farmer connected a nurse tank of anhydrous ammonia to the ... the consequences can be disastrous, regardless of what is being towed. Smaller farm equipment may be ... Mann, research associate for agricultural safety and health, and lecturer for agricultural systems ...

  9. Ohio AgrAbility in Action: Fitness for Farm Life – One stretch, 3 ways

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/december-2019/ohio-agrability-action-fitness-farm-life-%E2%80%93-one-stretch-3

    Laura Akgerman, Disability Services Coordinator, Ohio AgrAbility Project: Farmers spend hours every day sitting, standing, carrying, lifting, pushing and pulling. Add in cold weather and it is natural to hunch your shoulders and back, just trying to stay ...

  10. Safe Digging Practices for the Farm

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/april-2017/announcements/safe-digging-practices-farm

    Spring and summer seasons seem to spark additional excavation projects on the farm. National Safe ...

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